Convective kinetic energy equation under the mass-flux subgrid-scale parameterization

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-53

  Yano, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a CNRM GAME Météo France and CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Convective kinetic energy; Energy dissipation; Mass flux convection parameterization; Segmentally constant approximation (SCA)

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CONVECTION PARAMETERIZATION; CONVECTIVE DYNAMICS; FORMAL DERIVATION; ORDER-OF-MAGNITUDE ANALYSIS; RAYLEIGH DAMPING; SEGMENTALLY-CONSTANT APPROXIMATION (SCA); VERTICAL COMPONENT;

KINETICS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; PARAMETERIZATION; SEGMENTATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84920117015     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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